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How to hire remote employees in
Hiring abroad is difficult: New labor laws, entities, a lot of words you’d rather not hear again. But we’ve got good news. It doesn’t need to be that way. Below, we’ll break down your two main options for hiring in Seychelles (and the one we think you’ll prefer).
If you want to successfully hire in
Seychelles
, you have two options:
Laws about hiring contractors are significantly more simple in
Seychelles
. Onboarding talent takes days, not weeks or months. Both you, the company, and your talent have more flexibility. And in many cases, since you’re remote, the talent you’re hiring is better classified as a contractor, anyway. Of course, it’s not possible in every case, but it’s what we built Thera for.
This is the long route. You can either establish a physical presence with an entity and register as an employer, or you can use an Employer-of-Record (EOR) solution. Odds are, you’ll find using an EOR to be the easier route. Still, using an EOR in
Seychelles
is expensive—it can often be $500 per month per employee—and sometimes prone to lengthy onboarding times.
Hiring contractors is normally the easier, faster, more flexible choice—but don’t just take it from us. Below are the specific benefits and drawbacks to hiring contractors in
Seychelles
.
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Hiring contractors in
Seychelles
means you’re generally not on the hook for things like health insurance and paid time off. This makes hiring flexible for you, and it gives your talent more options.
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
If you’re hiring contractors in
Seychelles
, you can pay them with Thera in a single click. You won’t need to worry about complicated wire transfers, fees, or currency conversions. We’ll take care of it all. Just make a click and your contractor will get paid in their currency of choice. This is a valuable bonus for talent in countries where the local currency is particularly weak—most people appreciate the ability to receive their payment in stronger currencies.
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Seychelles than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Seychelles.
All employees are generally entitled to 21 days of paid annual leave, or 1.75 days per month worked.
There are 12 public holidays.
Employees are entitled to 30 days of paid sick leave per year, or in cases of hospitalization, 60 days.
Female employees are generally entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave.
Female employees receive an additional four weeks of unpaid leave that can be taken either before or after birth.
Employees must provide three months' notice to employers of the expected due date.
A male employee under a contract of continuous employment or for a fixed term or a part-time male worker, is entitled to paid paternity leave of 10 consecutive working days.
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An employment contract can be terminated by an employer with notice following disciplinary procedures.
The employee must be informed in writing if it is a serious offense and given the opportunity to respond.
An employer and employee can terminate an employee contract with notice in the following cases:
The notice period in Seychelles is:
Employers are required to give notice of termination to employees who are under fixed-term contracts, as well as to employees who are reaching the legal age of retirement.
This notice period must be at least one month.
Employers are responsible for compensation and wages upon termination, except in cases where an employee is dismissed for disciplinary reasons.
Employees are also entitled to compensation upon resignation (other than while on suspension or following disciplinary proceedings) or upon retirement after at least five years of service.
Probation period is 7 days for employee. One month for all other workers, other than non-Seychelles employees.
The standard work week may not exceed 60 hours or 12 hours per day.
Overtime is allowed of up to 60 hours per month, or 15 extra hours per week.
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